Statues of rugby stars to get city lineout

Cork’s city manager has confirmed that engineers are close to identifying a suitable location in the city centre for a privately funded statues of Munster and Ireland rugby legends Ronan O’Gara and Peter Stringer.

Tim Lucey told councillors during last night’s meeting that work is advancing to find the right spot for the bronze statue depicting O’Gara and Stringer in action. It is designed to celebrate the spirit of Munster rugby in general.

It is envisaged that the larger-than-life-size figures — mounted on granite plinths and standing between 16ft and 25ft apart — would show Stringer throwing a pass to O’Gara.

It is understood that a site on the Grand Parade has now emerged as a favoured location.